Baltimore City, Maryland: 2026 ballot

Registering to vote

Not registered yet? You can still register and vote on Election Day in Maryland. You'll register in person and will usually need ID and proof of where you live. Where to go (your polling place, a vote center or the election office) depends on your county.

From NASED's official 2026 deadlines. See vote.gov or your county election office for the rules where you live.

Key dates after you vote in Maryland

• Mail ballots sent by mail must arrive by Nov 13 (ballots arriving after Election Day must meet the state's postmark rules).
• Mail ballots returned in person are due by Nov 3.
• If there's a problem with your mail ballot (a missing signature, for example), you can fix it until Nov 13.
• Results are certified by counties by Nov 13 and by the state by Dec 3. Until then, results are unofficial.

Dates from NASED (the National Association of State Election Directors), compiled from state election calendars and checked by state election officials. Your county election office has the final word on your ballot.

Ballots cast so far

66,621 ballots cast in Baltimore City as of Nov 7: 33,389 early in person and 33,232 by mail. 22,339 mail ballots have been sent out but not yet returned.

Counts through Nov 6, from the Maryland State Board of Elections, updated each morning. Party is how voters are registered, not how they voted. No votes are counted until polls close on Election Day.

Courts (1)

• Baltimore City Judge of the Orphans' Court · 3 candidates

County (4)

• Baltimore City Clerk of the Circuit Court · 1 candidate
• Baltimore City Register of Wills · 2 candidates
• Baltimore City Sheriff · 1 candidate
• Baltimore City State's Attorney · 1 candidate

School board & local (1)

• Baltimore City Board of Education At Large · 4 candidates

Ballot measures (9)

• Baltimore City Question A — Bond Issue: Affordable Housing Loan
• Baltimore City Question B — Bond Issue: School Loan
• Baltimore City Question C — Bond Issue: Community and Economic Development Loan
• Baltimore City Question D — Bond Issue: Public Infrastructure Loan
• Baltimore City Question E — Charter Amendment: Contract Bidding and Awards
• Baltimore City Question F — Charter Amendment: Legislation, Budget, and Board of Estimates
• Baltimore City Question G — Charter Amendment: Franchises and Minor Privileges
• Baltimore City Question H — Charter Amendment: Department of Water and Wastewater
• Baltimore City Question I — Charter Amendment: Baltimore Baby Fund

Next elections here

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